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Three Jones Act Ships Launched MAY 2017 VOLUME 79 NO. 5 Three Jones Act Ships Launched As March wound down, three new SIU-contracted vessels were in the news following launch ceremonies at various shipyards across the country. Those ships, which will sail in the Jones Act trade, are the Palmetto State (photo at right), the El Coqui (second photo below) and the American Freedom (immediately below). Featured in the group photo at the bottom of the page are American Freedom crew members (stand- ing, from left) OMU Harlan Ouellette, SA Abdulla Quraish, Chief Cook David Dingman, AB Dennis Saggese, Pumpman Felix Garcia, Chief Steward Stephen Avallone, AB Brandon Albro, Bosun Joshua Mensah, AB Arsenio Malunes, (kneeling, from left) AB Julius Thomas, Oiler Benjamin Stan- ley and AB John McEl- haney. Page 3. (Ship photos, as listed above, courtesy of General Dy- namics NASSCO, Crow- ley, and Philly Shipyard, respectively) SIU President Featured at DOT Event Port Agent Selzer Retires ‘Turtle Ops’ Page 2 Page 4 Page 6 President’s Report Jones Act Remains Vital Look no further than the front page of this month’s LOG to see some of the continuing positive effects of the Jones Act. As re- ported there and elsewhere in this edition, three new SIU-contracted vessels recently were launched at shipyards on all three sea coasts. There’s no way companies would make those kinds of invest- ments in domestic American-flag shipping without the Jones Act – a law that has served our nation extremely well for nearly a century. Old salts probably know the essentials of America’s freight cabotage law, but for any newcomers, the Jones Act requires that cargo moving between domestic ports is carried aboard ships that are crewed, built, flagged and owned American. One of the oddities about this law is that while it has always enjoyed strong bipartisan support, it also regularly comes under attack, normally by individuals and organizations with Michael Sacco no regard for the U.S. Merchant Marine or for America’s security. Those attacks range from calling for outright elimination to chipping away at isolated components such as the U.S.-build requirement or the application of the law in Puerto Rico. Fortunately, the facts are on our side. And those facts include that the Jones Act helps account for almost 500,000 American jobs. It helps maintain a pool of U.S. mariners who are available to sail on American military support ships in times of need. It pours bil- lions of dollars per year into the domestic economy. It is nothing short of critical in helping our nation maintain its shipbuilding capa- bility. In summary, the Jones Act is essential to America’s national, economic and homeland security. It’s also worth noting that most other industrialized nations SIU President Michael Sacco addresses the crowd as Secretary Chao looks on. maintain cabotage laws. (Our brothers and sisters in Canada have been successfully fighting efforts to weaken that nation’s cabotage laws.) Basically, it’s just sound policy and good common sense. For us, cabotage is an investment in America. SIU President Speaks at DOT Event Although the vessels shown on our front page this month are deep sea ships, we shouldn’t overlook the point that the Jones Act ensures that vessels plying America’s inland waterways are truly Outing Welcomes Sec. Chao, Acclaims Agency’s 50th Year domestic. Crews are carefully screened before receiving their cre- dentials, and vessel owners work with the U.S. Coast Guard and Even in a town with no shortage In addition to Sacco and Chao, the Director Brian Schoeneman were of recognizable names, the speaker other speakers were (in order) Sen. among those in attendance. Crowd other federal law enforcement agencies. lineup for the March 29 event at U.S. John Thune (R-South Dakota), for- estimates varied, but were as high as Another way to look at it was illustrated earlier this year during Department of Transportation (DOT) mer DOT Secretary Elizabeth Dole, 400-plus. the Maritime Trades Department executive board meeting. One of headquarters was noteworthy. Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D), Sacco told the audience that al- the guest speakers, Michael Hebert, is in charge of the U.S. Cus- The list included SIU President U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pennsylva- though the SIU has worked with Chao toms and Border Protection’s Jones Act Division of Enforcement. Michael Sacco, one of seven speak- nia) and Sen. Mitch McConnell (R- since the mid-1980s (starting during He described the law as “critical” and added: “Without the Jones ers featured at a gathering in the na- Kentucky), who is married to Chao. her time at the Maritime Adminis- Act, we would have issues in our inland river systems with national tion’s capital that served as both a CNBC reporter Ylan Mui served as tration), their friendship blossomed security. Our national security is a layered approach…. There’s no formal welcoming of DOT Secretary master of ceremonies. when she took over as Secretary of way that we could enforce our national security laws without the Elaine Chao and an observance of SIU Executive Vice President Jones Act. We have 95,000 miles of coastline in the United States. the department’s 50th anniversary. Augie Tellez and SIU Legislative Continued on Page 8 When we look at the southern border, that’s 1,900 (miles), and we’re really concerned about the southern border. But we (also) need to be concerned about our coastline and our river systems. Trumka: Time to Change Economy Without the Jones Act, we would be inundated with foreign-flag vessels and non-coastwise-qualified vessels doing business at our critical infrastructures. They would have unfettered access to our re- fineries and more, and that’s an issue to me. Along with the vessels, That is Rigged Against Workers the foreign crew that are on these vessels….” “The future is truly ours to job sites and at their banks. Those are wise words from someone outside the labor movement shape.” Trumka told the audience of who is very well-informed on the subject, and they reflect even With these words, AFL-CIO several hundred that the AFL-CIO more reasons why the Jones Act is good for America. President Richard Trumka told the would be watching what the presi- National Press Club in Washington, dent does if legislation recently D.C., on April 4 that the national passed by the House of Representa- labor federation would be active in tives eliminating project labor agree- pushing its agenda for working peo- ments on federal projects clears the ple and their families. Senate and reaches the Oval Office. “Everybody deserves (an oppor- “Will he sign or will he veto? Our tunity for) a good job,” he declared, job will be to get the facts out.” Volume 79 Number 5 May 2017 adding that the AFL-CIO would He talked about being a third- fight for all workers whether they generation coal miner, growing The SIU online: www.seafarers.org belong to a union or not. He said the up in southwestern Pennsylvania federation holds its fidelity to work- with good public schooling and af- The Seafarers LOG (ISSN 1086-4636) is published monthly by the ing people and not to a particular po- fordable college “because of union Seafarers International Union; Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters, litical party. contracts. Now mineworkers are lob- AFL-CIO President Richard AFL-CIO; 5201 Auth Way; Camp Springs, MD 20746. Telephone (301) In discussing the 2016 election, bying Congress for their health care Trumka outlines the fight to bring 899-0675. Periodicals postage paid at Southern Maryland 20790-9998. he said people were “crying out for and pensions. the nation’s economy closer to POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Seafarers LOG, 5201 Auth new economic rules” that work for “Unionism gave us the ladder the values of workers during an Way, Camp Springs, MD 20746. them, which is something that ap- to the middle class,” he continued. address at the National Press Communications Director, Jordan Biscardo; plied to both Donald Trump and “For too many people, that ladder’s Club. Managing Editor/Production, Jim Guthrie; Assistant Hillary Clinton union voters. gone. We have to rebuild it rung by Editor, Nick Merrill; Photographer, Harry Gieske; Trumka stated the union move- rung.” same salary as men. He called this Administrative Support, Misty Dobry; Content Curator, ment would stand with President To emphasize his point, he intro- wrong and said the “economy is out Mark Clements. Trump if what he proposes is good Copyright © 2017 Seafarers International Union, AGLIW. All Rights duced Michael Smith, who lost his of balance, tilted toward the corpora- Reserved. for workers, but if the White House union job at the Chicago Nabisco tions.” “pulls the bait-and-switch, you are factory last year when the company’s “Bring the jobs home and invest going to fail.” He addressed the ad- owner, Mondelez, moved production in America,” he proclaimed. “When The Seafarers International ministration’s $1 billion infrastruc- to Mexico. “These (U.S.) factories Union engaged an environ- we stand together, we win.” mentally friendly printer ture idea as a good start but asked should not be a thing of the past,” The AFL-CIO has 55 affiliates for the production of this how the money will be spent. He Trumka avowed. (including the SIU) which represent newspaper. acknowledged he is worried when In his opening, Trumka pointed 12.5 million workers. SIU President presidential executive orders roll out that April 4 is Equal Pay Day – Michael Sacco is the federation’s back actions whose original inten- and that, on average, women have longest-serving executive council tions were to help workers at their to work an extra 100 days to get the member.
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